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GEORGE I. CLARK, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

BOAT.

Specioadon of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

.Application illed March 6, 1917. Serial No"l 152,606.

which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to boats, and 'Y more p articularly has reference to` a sectional nesting boat, chief among the ob]ects of which is to construct a boat of the character set forth that may be readily assembled or dismantled, andV capable of being nested to occupy space sufficiently small to permit of its being carried on the footboard of an ordina Iautomobile; whereby the same will be rigi ap arancepsimplein construction, and capa le of being manufactured at a minimum expense. Briefly, the present invention coinprises a boat, the abutting compartments of which are held in locked contact at their sides by means of metalli-.z clips through which bolts connect the sides thereof, intermediate compartments having at least one of their ends formed with a recess into which a tongue from an abutting compartment may be'inserted and held in locked engagement by means of metallic clips fitting within depressions in thevboat bottom sections and secured by bolts and nuts, the lnuts of which fit within pockets of said depressions and over-which retaining straps are fitted. To

this end the invention consists in the ar-4 rangement and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, -Figure 1 is an embodiment of my invention in plan view.

Fig. 2 is an inverse view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. l Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section of Fig. 2 on the line :z2-, looking toward the right. Fig.'5 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of an automobile with my improved boat nested and resting edgewise and secured to the stepboard of the same by means of straps, as shown. Fig. 7 is a detail longitudinal section of the 'ointing tongue of a boat compartment.

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical longitudinal sec? tion, 1n modification, of the boat at the junction of two of its compartments at a point where a bottom connecting clip is attached.

Fig. 9 is a detail longitudinal section of an intermediate compartment at its end,

tongue and the recess in when assembled,l neat and tasty in showinga nut within its pocket, and its retaining strap preparatory to being closed over said nut.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail vertical longitudinal section of abuttingv boat compartments ata point where abottom connecting c lip isaiiixed, and shows said clip, its bolts with nuts', the nut'retaining straps, the slip the boatv and tongue for receiving the clip. l

In the drawingsforming a part of this specification, likeA marks of reference refer to corresponding or .equivalent parts in the several views, in which A, B and C, represent abuttin compartments of a boat; D, a centrally'- isposed portable seat; and E, a ortable interchangeable seat. l f. n describing my invention, I4 will confine myself more particularly to boats constructed of sheet metal, although not limiting the adaptability of its peculiar construction to any particular material, as it would be obvious that a boat could be constructed of material other than metal and still retain the characteristics of myinven-` tion; likewise, in li'eu vof a boat comprising but three detachable compartments, more compartments might be used if deemed expedient. In the-present instance an intermediate compartment B is formed with alongitudinal clearance betweenits end partitions 1-1 suicient to permit the stern compartment A, including its slip tongue 2, to fit and nest therein, the said stern compartment likewise having a clearance between its partition 3 and rear end 4 to permitthe bow compartment C, together with its slip tongue 5, to nest therein, as shown in Fig. 6. In 'forming-the several compartments, the arrangement is such that the breadth of alternating abutting end ortions will be wider than succeeding nesting compartments, as, for instance, the' abutting end of the compartment A is wider than the abutting end of the compartment C adapted to nest therein.

In the drawings, the boat is formed with flaring sides with rounding bottom edges, and its compartments have a stiil'ening marginal hem 6 formed by rolling the metal outwardly and soldering or otherwise attaching its depending edge 7 to the sides of the sections. The partitions of the several compartments may be attached to the sides after bending the ends to lie in contact therewith by either Welding, riveting or other screwed to means, as shown 'in Fi 1 and v6, or by ineens of separate angu' ar pieces, .as 8, at the junction of the parts,as in Figs. 4, 5 7 and 8, in like manner, or both, as expedient. To the stern oi the Aboat a seat F is attached by suitablehinges-Q to the end 4, appropriate ledges being fitted within the boat on which the seat in ay rest. An object. in hinging the seat being to afford means for readil 'ermittin the bowy section to be place t erein ,w en nested for storage, cratin or overland transportation.

To tie the a utting compartments aleen? -gier sides, metallic clips 10 are provid These clips haveholes. intheir extremities through which screw-headed bolts 11 en- ,enge nuts 12 on-the interior of the `through registering holes in4 the sides there-V of.V `The compartments-of the boat are se cured in contact on' its bottom by -iiieansof metallic clips 13 spanning its abutting sec' tions. l These clips are fitted within recesses for the purpose of presenting a smooth uniform surface-on theboat bottomihe chps being held by manner veryl boat sides.

means of bolts and nuts in a sections B and C abut" andare attache to'- gether. on their bottomsby means-of-cli as 13', a

nally wit tions gon cessed from turningwhen the bolts, as19, are

p ace.` That the nuts 18 maybeplaced or removed a metallic stra therwise attac ed-at one end of the' recess 15, its. opposite end extendingfalong said recess -between the boat bottom and the connectingclip 13, and fitted over the iiut'covlin 4 tom 14 projects beyond ering caps 21, are soldered to prevent'water from ente the boat..

An embodiment for holding bow compartment of-a boat, afterthe prin- Fig. .1.- In this figure the ciple shown in tongue 5 is shown within the recess 1.5

formed in the lsection0 B, I n 4o therv respects the method for securing the clips 13 is sub-- 'stantiallyl like the method shown in Fig. 8,'

except at on the' intermediate section B the strap 20 lies between the tongue 5 and' the recessed bottom of the boat.

In Fig. 7 is shown an embodiment of the slip-tongues 2 and 5; in which the boat botthe partition 3 and s reinforced by a strip 24 folded longitudinally thereover, the parts being formed in alinement at the bottom, reinforcing angle abutting oove, as' '15,' indented longitusif. 1; 'n the ends of the abuttingse their bottoms for receiving 4said clips,said' being still deeper re-` to form offset caps 17 for receiving `f the lnuts! 18, which also prevent said nuts as occasion may require, 20 is soldered, riveted orK p Irun on said bolts to tition 3 and engaging said tongue and boat bottom, respectively. l

The boat compartments may be braced in any suitable manner as, for instance, b braces 22 of so-called commercial hal round iron bent into requisite form and riveted or otherwise attached to the boat.

The seat E is interchangeable in its position within the boat and it is fitted over the partitions of its compartments. As shown, it is placed near the bow and is held in, position y means of dependclasp mem l 23 secured underneath ige seat and formed to clasp the inner walls of said partitions, the clasp membersjalso'tendi. to clamp the boat compartments inllockd sembled, but-cap l'e 0f being dismantled or aembled by -an artisan of ordinaryI ability `and Without. especial tools for'the purpose,

tasty in design, and capable of being nested' in small' compass tomcat-the requirements similar-to the clips 10 on the j @is atthe'jsame time-mmodiou'sand well 1n the, modification shown in Fig. 8 the *fitted 4for"the'fvarious'pui ses for which a `i vboat of this character used. a

of those wanting'ai'i. inexpensive boat which can '.1' Having',A therefore,- described 4my invention, what I claim asv new and cure by ,Letters Patent, is:

15A boat consisting of ceive another in successive compartments are tted,' sideclips spanning said abutting compartments .0n-,their sides, and

desire to sen abiiaalgsefac'h-' l-.

able compartments, one being adapted to m.. i o

bottom clipsspanniiig said compartments on theirbottomsibolts ypassing through saidv clips' and said abuttingfsections and nuts of parts intact.

2. Aboat consistingij'orfabutting detach able compartments,y intermediate l compartments Vof which are formed with a'recessed.

which successive compartments are iitted.

3, A boat Aconsisting of abutting detachable compartments, an intermediate conipartment 'having recessed bottom" ends,

'abutting compartments, :each of said compartments having a.v tongue engaging the recessed end portions of said intermediate compartment, one section being ladapted to 'receive another in which successive compartments are fitted, and clips s annin the abutting end compartments o said oat, and bolts passing through the ends of said clips and the bottom of said compartments,

' said assemblage.

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N i bOttOm abone endende tongueat the opf. 'the abutting sections of the boat together is'still .further and nuts run on to the threaded ends of said bolts, andcapstted over said nuts,

one end thereof engaging a recessed endof said intermediate compartment, sideclips connecting s aid abutting com artments' near the side edges and bottom c ips connectingl 'said compartments on their bottoms, one

compartment being adapted to receive another .in which successive compartments are fitted.' A

6. A boat consisting of detachable compartments, the `partitions of each comparta ment intermediate of theends of the boat.. adaptedto abut, a seat fitted over the abut' ting partitions of opposite compartments, I clips depending from said seat and eng ing the opposite sides of said abutting partltions, an. intermediate compartment having-y recesses at' its end, abutting end compart-fments having a' tongue at one 'end :engaging partmentshavingtheir side edges formed ".with aroll -terminating in a hem riveted 'or a recessed endof said intermediate com# f partment,psid e clips connecting said.A com'.

partments near their side edges';'and bottom clips connecting said compartments at their'.

-abuttin .p sides, one o f4 said-compartments adapte 'to receive another compartment. in

'A which successive'compartments are fitted.'

. 7, Avboatconsisting of abutti'ng'detachable compartments@ one; compartment of; which is adapted to` receive another in which` successive compartmentsl are fitted, side clips connecting saidl com artments at their .abutting ends near their side edges. the abutting'ends of said compartments having 1ongitudinal registerin recesses on their bottoms, nuts fitted in epressions at the closed ends of said recesses, straps aixed at one end in said recesses over said nuts and bent at their opposite ends to lie between the abutting ends of said compartments, clips fitted in said recesses over said straps and bolts passin through said clips and straps and screweaded into said nuts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. A boat consisting of abutting detach- Aable compartments, an intermediate compartmenthaving recessed bottom ends, abutting end'compartments having ,a tongue at one end thereof engaging a recessed end of said intermediate compartment said tongue comprising 4a, continuation ofthe `bottom of its compartment, and a strip of sheet metal folded to envelop the same over lits end and both sides and terminate ush with the bottom of said compartment, said interpartments are `fitted, and means to' detachably connect said compartments..

zi:A a -A-boan consisting o f abutting demn- '-ab1e rcompartments, one compartment? of vwhlchis adapted tovreceive another iii-whichsuccessive' compartments are itted, said com# clips and fitted wlth-nuts to secure said compartments intact, for the purpose 4set forth V. GuAssMAN.

.A mediate compartment adapted to receive anf othercompartment in whlch successive com- 

